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Really! Can that be! Is that so! Indeed! Fancy that! You don't say so! Who would have thought it! Diín ka makádto?-Sa Manílà.-Sa Manílà, galî. Where are you going to?-To Manila.-To Manila, indeed? I am surprised to hear it. Sín-o ang tagíya siníng malápad nga dútà?-Si Fuláno.-Si Fuláno, galî! Who owns these extensive grounds?-N.N.-N.N., I couldn't have guessed it.

Ah, Oh, Well, Why. A, amó gid inâ. Ah, that is it, certainly. A, ikáw galî ang nagabút. Oh, it is you, that have come. A, bayái (pabayái) lang ang mga bátà dirâ. Well, leave the children there alone. A, pagkaláut sang ákon kapaláran! Oh, how unfortunate I am! A, indì ka magsapák sinâ. Why, don't take any notice of it. (see ah).

Daring, boldness; to be or become daring, bold, impertinent. Nagaháng siá galî or ginahangán níya galî! Was he really so bold! Magaháng ka lang sa pagkúhà sing lubí or ahangí lang ang pagkúhà sing lubí. Pluck up courage and take a coconut. (see ahás, dahás, káhas).

Rancidity, rankness of taste or smell; to become rancid, rank, strong-scented, turn bad, said of fats, oils, bacon and the like. Nagálan na galî ang tosíno. After all the bacon has gone rancid. Naalánan akó sang búnga. I became dizzy from chewing betelnut. Amligí ang mantéka, agúd índì magálan. Take care of the lard, lest it should turn bad.

Desultory, rambling, passing from one thing or work to another and not completing any; to work by fits and starts, to do something in a desultory manner. Alók-alók nga pangóbra inâ. That is a poor, jerky way of working. Abáw, natápus na galî ang baláy nga ginalók-alók níla sa sulúd siníng limá ka túig. Why! They have actually finished the house at which they have been busy by fits and starts these last five years. Indì mo pagpaalók-alokón ang mga táo sa íla trabáho. Don't allow the men to slacken at their work. (see aláng-álang).

(B) An exclamation of joy, wonder or surprise. Aníng, nagabút ka galî! So you have really come. What a surprise! Kay sin-o ináng baláy nga tísà?-Kay Fuláno.-Aníng! Whom does that brick-house belong to?-It belongs to N.N-Is that so? I am astonished to hear it. (see abáw, abá, kananáks).

(aw), An exclamation denoting surprise, used by people who have forgotten some important incidents in a story, etc. and then, when somebody else jogs their memory, suddenly recollect the whole. Almost involuntarily they will then say: Aw! Ah, yes! Oh, now I remember! Ah, sure, now I recollect it all! Aw, gái ko man galî. Ah, if that is so, I am also for it. I was under a wrong impression; I now change my opinion.

Negrito, a member of the dark-skinned tribes living in the mountains; a beggar, mendicant, from the fact that the Negritoes often leave their mountains and come down to the plains to beg alms. Also used as a verb. Daw áti ikáw. You are like a Negrito. You are an awful beggar. Nagáti ka galî? Have you become a Negrito? (said of one who is dark from long exposure to the sun or who is very dirty, etc.).

(B) To leave, quit, abandon, desert, forsake, relinquish, give up, let-, leave-, alone. Daw sa índì siá makabáyà sang maláut níya nga kinaanáran. It seems as if he cannot give up his evil habits. Bayái lang inâ. Leave that alone. Don't meddle with that. Indì mo siá pagbayáan dirâ nga isá lang. Don't leave him there alone or all by himself. Indì mo pagpabáy-an (pagpabayáan) ang ímong mga ginikánan sa íla nga katigulangón. Don't forsake your parents in their old age. A, galî, binayáan níya akó nga walâ siá maghulát sa ákon? Well now, he has left me in the lurch and has not waited for me? (see bíyà).

(B) Improper, wrong, unbecoming, bad. Bokónbókon ang ímo patúga. Nagasinutíl ka galí? What you did was wrong. Are you really so wicked?

Crumpled up, partially molten and twisted iron after a fire; to be or become crumpled, etc. through fire. Abáw, nagbúay na galî ang sin. Alas! I find that the roofing-iron has been crumpled and twisted.

Brindled, brinded, brown-and-black spotted, with patches of brown intermingled with patches of a darker colour; to be or become brown-and-black spotted. Naggábhay galî ang báboy nga sádto maitúm. So, the pig that formerly was black has become brown-and-black.

(B) To undertake, deal with, be able to, have capacity for, be capable or competent, tackle, master, accomplish, overcome, outdo, manage. Makagahús ka balá siníng bató nga halakwáton?-Húo, saráng ko magahús iní. Can you tackle this stone that is to be lifted?-Yes, I can tackle it. Kon walâ akó sing búlig índì ko magahús ang tanán nga mga buluhatón sa sulúd sang baláy. Without help I am unable to perform all the house-work. Gahusá lang ang ímo trabáho. Do your best to get your work done (without outside help) Nagahús níya galî ang paghákwat sang mabúg-at nga halígi. After all he was able to lift the heavy post. Naghunâhúnà siá nga íya magahús si Fuláno sa dúmug, ápang nagsayúp siá. He thought he could beat N.N. at wrestling, but he was mistaken. Dugángi ang mga mamumugón, agúd makagahús silá sa pagpatíndog sang táytay sa sulúd sang isá ka simána. Increase the number of workmen, so that they may be able to set up the bridge within a week (see agám, gakám, gakóm, ákò, saráng).

(B) An exclamation of (mostly joyful) surprise. Gi, tulúka iní. I say, look at this. Gi, kanámit siní. Why, this tastes fine. Ari na dirî si tátay, gí! Father is here, hurrah! (see kananáks, aráw, ihím). Interrogative: Really? Indeed? Nagkádto ka dídto, gí? Did you go there, indeed? Húo, nagkádto akó dídto.-Gi, gi? Yes, I went there.-You don't say so? Really? (see galî).

An irregular hole, gap, opening or apperture in a roof, floor, partition or the like; to make such a hole. Sin-o ang naggihâ sang díngding? Who made that hole in the partition? Indì mo paggihaán ang salúg. Don't make holes in the floor. Nagasulúd ang ulán, kay may gihâ galî ang atóp. The rain comes in, for the roof, sure enough, has a hole in it. (see kinitáan, ángkat, tohók, búslot, lubô).

To be anticipative of something unfavourable, fearful of what may be coming, in dread, apprehensive, fearful, faint-hearted, timid, timorous, shy, easily taking fright. Napatáy galî sí Fuláno?-Hóo, naghaláw akó nga daán sádtong íya balatían waláy sapayán sang pagsilíng sang madámù nga sa madalî magaáyo siá. So, N.N. is dead?-Yes, I had a presentiment (was in dread, saw it coming) at the time he contracted that disease, though many were of the opinion that he would recover soon. Ginhalawán níla ang amó nga mga páhò, kay, konó, maáslum, ápang amó tapát ang naúrut sang bakál sa tiénda. They thought those mangoes would not sell, because they were suspected of being sour, yet they were bought up to the last on the market. Nagahaláw siá sa pagtabók sa subâ, kay may bahâ. He is afraid to cross the river, for it is in flood. Indì ka maghaláw sa pagpanáysay sa íya sang ímo kinahánglan. Don't be shy to explain to him your need. Naghaláw (hinaláw) siá sang pagkakítà níya sang kabáskug sang láwas ni Fuláno nga índì na siá buót magdúmug sa íya. When he saw the strong build of N.N. he was so intimidated that he would not wrestle with him. (see hádluk).

An idea, a thought, concept, conception; to understand, comprehend, know, conceive, fathom, make out. Indì siá makahántup sang hámbal nga ininglés. He cannot understand English. Nahantupán ko ang íla nga katuyoán. I could make out what their intention was. Ginhántup níya galî ang áton kasugtánan, kay naningádtingád siá sa tágò sang áton sugilánon. He actually knew of our agreement, for he secretly listened to our conversation. Ang amó nga hántup nagpalibúg sang íya úlo. That thought worried him. (see hangúp, hibaló, sáyod, etc.).

Whereas, but, still, yet, notwithstanding, nevertheless, however. Nagpamanílà siá, konó, ibágo walâ man. He had gone to Manila, they said, but he had not gone. Silíng níya nga íya iníng tulún-an, ibágo íya galî sang ibán. He said this book was his, but it really belongs to somebody else. (see gái, ugái, igái).

Whereas, but, still, yet, notwithstanding, nevertheless, however. Nagpamanílà siá, konó, ibágo walâ man. He had gone to Manila, they said, but he had not gone. Silíng níya nga íya iníng tulún-an, ibágo íya galî sang ibán. He said this book was his, but it really belongs to somebody else. (see gái, ugái, igái).

Torn, rent; ripped. Kosnít na galî ang ákon báyò. Sín-o ang nagkósnit siní? Why, my jacket is torn! Who tore it? (see gisî).